Bloomberg Law
Jan. 5, 2018, 2:51 PM UTC

Texas Court Top Patent Venue, Delaware Close Behind in 2017

Bloomberg Law - Staff Reports

By Mike Wilczek, Bloomberg Law

The Texas federal court that has been the most popular venue for patent infringement lawsuits narrowly held on to its title in 2017 despite a groundbreaking U.S. Supreme Court decision limiting where patent owners can sue.

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas received 867 patent infringement complaints last year, 90 more than its closest rival, the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, Bloomberg Law data show. That court received 774 patent infringement complaints in 2017, the data show.

The Delaware federal court is likely to overtake the Texas ...

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